Systems Engineer

Wabtec • West Melbourne, FL

13h • $91,000 - $129,800

About The Position

Who will you be working with? Wabtec’s Trip Optimizer™ System is an intelligent, fuel-saving cruise control for locomotives that optimizes fuel consumption based on a specific train’s make up and route traveled. As the Systems Engineer , you will work closely with Product Management and railroad customers to develop world class solutions that bring advanced automation to the rail industry. How will you make a difference? As the System Engineer , you will contribute to the design, development and deployment of Wabtec’s Trip Optimizer™ Energy Management product. You will contribute to future concepts and design enhancements for the Trip Optimizer™ product using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements. What do we want to know about you? Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university. Minimum of 5 years hands-on design, requirements development and implementation experience involving; Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Data Information Systems. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong oral and written communication skills. Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment. Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on design, requirements development and implementation experience involving; Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Data Information Systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Desired experience with prior system design experience with on-board distributed systems architecture
• Knowledge of AAR and CENELEC standards for the rail industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to future concepts and design enhancements for the Trip Optimizer™ product using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Translate customer needs / requirements, resolve specification issues, handle technical correspondence, provide periodic updates, ensure customer satisfaction, and negotiate / coordinate with cross-functional teams as appropriate.
• Be a Technical Leader for the projects across global cross-functional teams (Product / Program Management, SW COE, Electrical Integration, Train Control, Office Systems, Safety, Validation and Applications Engineering) assuring “cradle to grave” success.
• Participate in the development of proposals for projects.
• Work with Wabtec’s scientific community and railroad subject matter experts to develop freight automation solutions, evaluate them in field trials and produce the solutions to function in a railroad revenue environment.
• Lead and participate in technical and program reviews.
• Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer/program needs.

Benefits

• More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com.
• Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees